Operation

Baylor Waxahachie offers laparoscopic options for surgery.

You might think of Baylor Medical Center at Waxahachie as a smalltown hospital, but surgeons there offer a lot of the same advanced procedures that their counterparts perform at large institutions.

Plus, many of these operations can be performed laparoscopically, which typically means less pain, a shorter hospital stay and a quicker recovery than their open counterparts.

John F. Cole, D.O., and Andre Graham, M.D., surgeons on the medical staff at Baylor Waxahachie, say the procedures below are among those that are available in Waxahachie, so you don’t have to trek far from home:

Bariatric surgery helps combat excess weight by altering the size of the stomach.

Colon resection involves removal of part of the colon, typically to treat cancer.

Gallbladder surgery if the gallbladder is inflamed, causing pancreatitis or cancerous, it can be removed.

Hernia repair refers to closing up a weak point in the muscles that surround and support the organs, preventing the organ from bulging through. These are typically found in the groin, upper thigh, belly button or through a surgical scar.

Hemorrhoid treatment involves the removal of large veins around the anus.

Reflux surgery can combat gastric reflux in people whose symptoms don’t respond to medication and lifestyle changes.

In addition, many breast procedures are available, including mastectomy and Mammotome^® and stereotactic biopsies.

By Stephanie Thurrott

If you’d like a referral to a general surgeon on the medical staff at Baylor Waxahachie, call 1-800-4BAYLOR or use our on-line physician directory.